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Empty Arms
for some friends
Sitting here weeping alone in the dark;
Once more my heart’s filled with pain.
Silence is shouting; you choose not to hear.
I’m rejected again and again.
This impassible chasm
Keeps us apart;
Once again you’ve chosen to hide
And so I wait for you with empty arms.
Oh what can I say…alone every day?
You hear me call to you with empty arms
What was I thinking of? Will I ever know love?
Empty arms
You chose to leave me; I’m all by myself,
Doubt and fear is all that you’ve ever known
Needing your acceptance; I’m longing for love;
You can't bring yourself to call me your own.
Abandoned; disillusioned
Losing hope day by day
Discouraged, what more can I say?
But I'm here once again with empty arms.
Fine’ly facing what’s true, there was never me and you
I’m left alone again with empty arms
You have broken my heart; and we’re oceans apart
Empty Arms.
based on Open Arms
words and music by
Jonathan Cain and Steve Perry
As performed by Journey
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Empty Arms
This made me weep, Thank you for posting.
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
You've done it again Drea.
[email protected] I'm bawling my eyes out. While the original had a message of love and acceptance, you've turned it on it's head. Rejection, abandonment, and utter loneliness. So incredibly sad, And all too real for way too many of us. Beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.
Huge Hugs,
Jonelle
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So sad,'Drea,
ALISON
'so sad,but beautiful!Thank you.
ALISON
I don't know this band's music
All I do know is that you never fail to stir my emotions. No matter what you write, 'drea, you elicit some reaction from me.
It might be floor-rolling humour or tear-jerking tissue-time but you never fail to move me. It's similar to my reaction to the stories of Nancy Cole, but different, if that makes any sense.
And you are single-handedly responsible for the fact that my CD collection now contains several albums by Diana Krall.
Susie
Too Beautiful
to be alone for very long.
OMG!!!!!!!!!
I don't know what to say. Maybe that says it all?
Love Always.......
Brat
Empty Arms
Just how good is this? I have to hunt up that darn box of tissues again! Thanks Drea!
Hugs!
Grover
empty arms
i pray that someday, those arms will no longer be empty, and the heart will be healed.
There are times when there are no words
This is one of them. A big hug to you, my friend.
Lisa